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Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Responding to nerve agent poisoning: a guide for emergency nurses. Part 2
The release of chemical agents can cause loss of life and result in major incidents....
A survey of emergency department staff’s opinions and experiences of family presence...
Aim To identify the views and experiences of emergency nurses and doctors of the presence of...
Reflections on personal psychological resilience arising from the Shoreham air crash in...
Following critical events many people experience a period of emotional and cognitive...
Non-medical prescribing: a reflective case study on prescribing anticoagulation for...
Prescribing is a high-risk, complex skill. There are more than 50,000 nurse prescribers in...
Nerve agents: a guide for emergency nurses. Part 1
Recent incidents in the UK and the alleged chemical attacks in Syria by the Bashar al-Assad...
Pre-hospital pain assessment in paediatric patients
The aim of this article is to review the literature on pre-hospital assessment of pain in...
Local implementation of a national curriculum and competency framework for emergency...
This article reviews the evidence associated with the Royal College of Nursing (2017)...
An intervention to improve retention in emergency nursing
The UK has a serious shortage of nurses and for the first time in recent nursing history 27...
Emergency department leaders and levels of engagement among their nursing staff
Aim Researchers have begun to examine work engagement in nursing, but there is little...
Supporting frequent attenders to reduce their visits to an emergency department
Frequent attenders to emergency departments (EDs) are a heterogeneous group who have...
Implementing vernakalant: a novel approach to cardioversion
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, and there is a one in four lifetime...
Evidence-based management of patients with Colles’ fractures in emergency departments:...
Distal forearm fractures are a common presentation in UK emergency departments (EDs)....